helpmeet

英 ['helpmi:t]美

n. 合作者；伙伴；配偶

中文词源

helpmeet 伙伴

来自圣经an help meet for Adam,即Eve.help,帮助，meet,古义形容词匹配的，合适的，词源同match.后来连写在一起，再后来讹误成helpmate.

英文词源

helpmeet (n.)

as two words in the 1611 Bible, a noun-adjective phrase; hyphenated and mistaken as a modified noun by 1670s; see helpmate.

双语例句

1. His wife, Electra , was a capable helpmeet.

他的妻子 爱勒克特 是个能干的内助.

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